Vegetable peeler or scraper.



E W. MILHADO.

VEGETABLE PEELER OR SCRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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VEGETABLE PEELER QR SGRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 19 08.

Application filed October 2, 1907. Serial No. 895,638.

To all whom 'it my concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. MILHADO, a citizen of the United'States, residing at Mineral,in the county of Louisa and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vegetable Peelers or Scrapers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vegetable peelers or scrapers, and the object is to provide a simple device by means of which the peelmay be readily removed from 'the potato or other vegetable, the device be- My Improved peeler or scraper consists of- I a cup-shaped body-portion 1 to receive a substantial portion of the potato or other articleto be operated upon, said cup-shaped portion being formed of rubber of suificient elasticity to accommodate itself to potatoes of different sizes, and to adapt itself to the exterior of the particular potato inserted therein. The cup-shaped portion carries upon its inner surface-a plurality of scraping or peeling projections 2, which may be formed of hard substances such .as metal embedded in the rubber. ing these projections separately, the rubber might be molded to form roughened portions. Formed integral with the cup-shaped portion of the peeler, or separately for attachment thereto is a suitable handle 3.

In operation, the potato or other article is inserted in the cup-shaped portion'and a twisting movement imparted, the handle of the device being held in one hand while the projecting portion of the potato 1s grasped by the other hand of the user. The elastlc cup-shaped portion will adapt itself to the contour of the potato,

Instead of form-- and there will be suflioient friction between the two to effect? ively remove the. skin when the twisting motion is imparted; After-a portion of the peeling or skin of the vegetable is removed, the latter is withdrawn from the peeler and its other end, inserted, for the purpose of removing the peel or skin of that portion.

While the device can be formed of such size as to accommodate itself to a wide ran e of potatoes or other articles, yet it may e desirable to manufacture the'peeler in several sizes.

From the above description, it will be seen that" I have produced a very simple device for removing the peel or skm of potatoes or other vegetables, the device being strong and durable in its construction, and yet so simple that it may be manufactured and sold at a very low price. By the use of this device, the peel or skin may be removed by a very few turns, with a loss of a very small amount of the edible portion of the potato itself.

Having thus .fully described m invention, what I claim as new, and esire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is v v 1. A device of the character described comprising .a body portion to receive the article to be peeled, formed of elastic'material and adapted to conform-itself to the shape upon its interiora members.

2. A device of the character described,

plurality of scraping of the article inserted, and carrying comprising a handle portion, a body portion EDWARD W. MILHADO.

Witnesses:

R. F. Bunnmn, A. P. CARNAHAN.

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